Wellroundedkids News: December 2004

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December 1, 2004 Black Students Don’t Have an Aversion to Academic Achievement, Study Healthy Lifestyle Curricula Effective in Changing Unwanted Behavior in Individuals on Female Sports Teams Massachusetts Pediatric Hospital Finds New Way to Service and Prevent Illness in Patients by Creating Legal and Social Service Network One in Three Persons Likely to Have a Psychiatric Disorder by Age 16 December 8, 2004 Australian Program Combats Anti-Social Behavior in Children with Parenting Contracts Chance of Sexually Abused Adolescent Boys Abusing other Children Increased by Unrelated Life Circumstances Malnutrition Linked to Behavior Problems in Children Immigrant Children Likely to Feel Pressure to Engage in Risky Behavior and to Sense Having Less Parental Support, Study December 15, 2004 The Effects of Lifetime Exposure to Lead and its Effect on the Cognition of Children at 11-13 Years Firearms May be Intriguing to Young Boys Girls Who Were Physically Abused in Childhood More Likely to Experience Poor Health and Violence in Adulthood Overreaction and Underreation during Childhood Predictor of Schizophrenic Disorders in Adulthood December 22, 2004 Child and Parental Characteristics Play Leading Role in Determining Participation in Sex-typed Activities for Girls Decision Making with Parent Associated with Positive Outcomes in African American Adolescents Middle Childhood, Ages 5 – 10, the Most Important Time in the Cognitive Development of Children Predictors of Mental Health Service Use Among Children in the U.S. Child Welfare System